Geomorphology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012269",
  "term": "Geomorphology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The study of physical landscapes (landforms) and the processes that create and mold them.\n\n2. The study of the evolution and configuration of landforms.\n\n3. The external structure, form, and arrangement of rocks or sediments in relation to the development of the surface of the Earth.\n\n4. That branch of both physiography and geology that deals with the form of the Earth, the general configuration of its surface, and the changes that take place in the evolution of landform.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/geomorphology/"
}